Table 4.

Associations between response to imatinib mesylate at 3, 6, 12, and 15 to 18 months and later complete cytogenetic response and survival


Cytogenetic response

No.

No. with complete cytogenetic response (%)*

Estimated 4-y survival, %*
At 3 mo    
    Ph more than 90%   77   19 (25)   72  
    Ph 65% to 90%   17   13 (76)   94  
    Ph 35% to 64%   14   10 (71)   92  
    Ph 1% to 34%   46   29 (85)   100  
    Ph 0%   65   NA   91  
At 6 mo    
    Ph more than 90%   58   8 (14)   70  
    Ph 35% to 90%   29   18 (62)   96  
    Ph 1% to 34%   40   29 (73)   91  
    Ph 0%   72   NA   97  
At 12 mo    
    Ph more than 90%   41   3 (7)   74  
    Ph 35% to 90%   16   10 (63)   88  
    Ph 1% to 34%   34   24 (71)   97  
    Ph 0%   89   NA   97  
At 15 to 18 mo    
    Ph 35% or more   63   6 (10)   79  
    Ph 1% to 34%   37   27 (73)   94  
    Ph 0%
 
97
 
NA
 
97
 

Cytogenetic response

No.

No. with complete cytogenetic response (%)*

Estimated 4-y survival, %*
At 3 mo    
    Ph more than 90%   77   19 (25)   72  
    Ph 65% to 90%   17   13 (76)   94  
    Ph 35% to 64%   14   10 (71)   92  
    Ph 1% to 34%   46   29 (85)   100  
    Ph 0%   65   NA   91  
At 6 mo    
    Ph more than 90%   58   8 (14)   70  
    Ph 35% to 90%   29   18 (62)   96  
    Ph 1% to 34%   40   29 (73)   91  
    Ph 0%   72   NA   97  
At 12 mo    
    Ph more than 90%   41   3 (7)   74  
    Ph 35% to 90%   16   10 (63)   88  
    Ph 1% to 34%   34   24 (71)   97  
    Ph 0%   89   NA   97  
At 15 to 18 mo    
    Ph 35% or more   63   6 (10)   79  
    Ph 1% to 34%   37   27 (73)   94  
    Ph 0%
 
97
 
NA
 
97
 

Ph indicates Philadelphia chromosome positivity.

*

P < .01 for all categories of cytogenetic response and of survival.

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